History

The regatta MADEIRA 950 OPEN RACE was born from the need of the skippers of boats from the class 950 which participate of regattas to experience a course of 3 thousand miles with departure and return in Italy, and point of return in the Ocean.

In the regatta MADEIRA 950 OPEN RACE will also participate beside the 950 others boats from 30 until 40 feet, including the boats from Class40 and Sun Fast 3600.

The demand was taken by the skipper Maurizio Vettorato who proposed a low cost regatta, technically engaging and interesting, with a regulation structured in such a way as to allow the wide participation of other classes.

The Nautical Clubs of Livorno and Funchal (Madeira) enthusiastically joined the project. Following is a presentation of the clubs.

The YCL – Yacht Club Livorno was born on April 5th, 1965, is located along the historic pier of the port Molo Mediceo and is one of the oldest and most prestigious sailing clubs in the city. The headquarters is located within a portion of an old Fort, restored in 1968, in front of the harbor area. The mooring and floating club docks, made in 1987, are equipped to accommodate up to 120 boats with a maximum length of 30 meters. The club participates in numerous sailing events thanks to its cooperation and good relations with other clubs, including the Alto Tirreno Championship and Interclub Mar Ligure-Tirreno Trophy, two initiatives aimed at organizing the most prestigious traditional regattas of the club.

The CNF – Clube Náutico do Funchal was founded on May 1st, 1952 and throughout its 65 years of existence, has played a major role in training, supporting and encouraging nautical sports, sending its athletes to international competitions, especially in the Olympic Games of Seoul in 1988, Barcelona in 1992, Beijing in 2008, London in 2012 and recently in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Since its foundation, the club organizes regional, national and international events with the aim of promoting nautical activities and the Madeira’s region as a nautical tourism destination. It has five physical areas: Quinta Calaça (social center and resort complex), São Lázaro Nautical Center, Nazaré Sports Complex (Swimming pools, Health Club AquaGym and Naval box), Judo and Fitness Gymnasium, and the Funchal’s Marina with 210 mooring and 15 tourist maritime companies.